Circles of Stone — Alfred J. Garrotto

A letter from a woman claiming knowledge about Natalia's Peruvian birth mother begins the supermodel's odyssey to the origins and meaning of her existence. Along the way she encounters a wise spiritual guide, Fr. Gregory Martindale, director of a Sedona retreat center. From the Red Rock country of Northern Arizona, Natalia is drawn to the orphanage in Lima where she was born. Her hope is that the nuns at Ángel Guardián can fill the gaps in her life story. As the tale of her birth and adoption unfolds, Natalia uncovers a conspiracy of carefully scripted secrets and lies that can possibly destroy the only family she has ever known. Upon returning to the States to face the consequences of what she has learned in Peru, the professional and economic priorities that have driven Natalia to elite status in the fashion industry begin to shift. "Circles of Stone" is an uplifting story of courage and love about an adoptee's journey to the center of her being.